Comments on: Pastoral Affairs and God’s Independence http://matthewdgreen.com/2009/08/pastoral-affairs-and-gods-indepedence/ Matt Green's articles, commentary and book reviews Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Survivorgirl007 http://matthewdgreen.com/2009/08/pastoral-affairs-and-gods-indepedence/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 Survivorgirl007 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:13:00 +0000 http://matthewdgreen.com/?p=930#comment-1397 The term “affair” as it applies to a sexual relationship between a pastor and someone in his/her congregation is a misnomer. It is ABUSE – an abuse of power, position and fiduciary responsibility. Clergy sexual abuse (CSA) and clergy sexual misconduct (CSM) occur in staggering numbers across all faiths. According to a recent study conducted by Baylor University, 1 in 30 adult women who regularly attend church are victims. (Seehttp://www.baylor.edu/clergysexualmisconduct/).If you are a member of the clergy who is involved in CSA or a victim of CSA, there’s help:http://www.thehopeofsurvivors.com. The term “affair” as it applies to a sexual relationship between a pastor and someone in his/her congregation is a misnomer. It is ABUSE – an abuse of power, position and fiduciary responsibility. Clergy sexual abuse (CSA) and clergy sexual misconduct (CSM) occur in staggering numbers across all faiths. According to a recent study conducted by Baylor University, 1 in 30 adult women who regularly attend church are victims. (Seehttp://www.baylor.edu/clergysexualmisconduct/).If you are a member of the clergy who is involved in CSA or a victim of CSA, there’s help:http://www.thehopeofsurvivors.com.

]]> By: Matt http://matthewdgreen.com/2009/08/pastoral-affairs-and-gods-indepedence/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Matt Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:55:18 +0000 http://matthewdgreen.com/?p=930#comment-821 Thanks, George, for pointing out the typo. And thanks for reading the Charisma article. Thanks, George, for pointing out the typo. And thanks for reading the Charisma article.

]]> By: George Taylor http://matthewdgreen.com/2009/08/pastoral-affairs-and-gods-indepedence/comment-page-1/#comment-820 George Taylor Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:44:33 +0000 http://matthewdgreen.com/?p=930#comment-820 Just discovered your blog site via your excellent article in Charisma on church dropouts. Though not a dropout myself, I think probably 90+ percent of the reasons serious Christians drop out of the "visible" or "organized" Sunday morning "church" are legitimate. I've worked through many of them myself. Some of the alternatives you cite seem to be working well for many. I'm writing on this older blog message to point out a simple typo you may want to correct. In your sentence: "Or what about the church planter who was removed from his position after being caught carrying on an elicit relationship with his married personal assistant?" ... you (or your "typist") no doubt meant to write "illicit." But I point it out for your sake, not my own -- an otherwise important article with cogent observations. I look forward to reading and learning more from your posts. Thanks for caring about all this stuff enough to write. George Taylor Just discovered your blog site via your excellent article in Charisma on church dropouts. Though not a dropout myself, I think probably 90+ percent of the reasons serious Christians drop out of the “visible” or “organized” Sunday morning “church” are legitimate. I’ve worked through many of them myself. Some of the alternatives you cite seem to be working well for many.

I’m writing on this older blog message to point out a simple typo you may want to correct. In your sentence:

“Or what about the church planter who was removed from his position after being caught carrying on an elicit relationship with his married personal assistant?”

… you (or your “typist”) no doubt meant to write “illicit.” But I point it out for your sake, not my own — an otherwise important article with cogent observations.

I look forward to reading and learning more from your posts. Thanks for caring about all this stuff enough to write.

George Taylor

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